Lockheed P-38J Lightning No. 5000 YIPPEE
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Not Minicraft, but a knockoff! Close enough!
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Assembly instructions. I received the kit with forward fuselage and wings already glued together.
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Marking instructions.
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Parts trees. It took me only 30 minutes to assemble this little forked-tail devil. No real problems, however some filing and filling of seams was necessary.
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And now for a coat of "vermillion red" paint. Bottom view
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Top view.
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Oh no! Decals shattered! Duh! I should have oversprayed with Future Acryllic floor polish first. Will do so for the remainder. In the meantime, I put on the kit provided US insignia.
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US insignia decals applied.
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Remaining unused portion of Microscale 14-130 P-38J Decals.
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Received new YIPPEE decals for a Minicraft P-38 from Lee Fogel. I can't thank you enough.
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Bottom view
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Top view. Painted cockpit in zinc chromate yellow, black propellers and brown super chargers.
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Right side view. Still need to paint silver window frames.
Комментарии
29 September 2018, 21:55
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it is an exact copy of the minicraft.... not the most detailed model ever 😛. nice red color 🙂
29 September 2018, 22:52
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probably easier to find the complete kit than the decals, but there is one set
scalemates.com/kits/1013637-..le-14-130-p-38-j-f-lightning
30 September 2018, 09:27
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Keep up the good work. Some of these older 1/144th scale kits are real pooches. I know...I've started the Minicraft P-38J, P-47D and He 111.
4 October 2018, 20:13
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I should have placed the decals and then glued those fuel tanks, as you did.... instead of the way around 😛 (as i did)
29 October 2018, 00:13
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Thanks Lee, but my P-38J YIPPEE looks nothing like Spanjaard's P-38. Check his out!
29 October 2018, 22:00
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This turned out very nice! Glad I could help with the decals, my friend. 🙂
30 October 2018, 14:53